Philosophy exam 1

the reason greek philosophy began in miletus is

all of the above

arche means

first substance

theories about the basic principles of the cosmos are labeled

cosmology

concern with questions of being labeled

ontology

which of the followring beileved in moral absolutes?

plato

the socratic dialectic is a method of

finding truth through persitsent question

socrates concluded that wisdom consitsts of

knowing what you do not know

according to artistoles golden mean, anger is

appropriate in the proper propotion

in buddhist thought, rebirth results from

karma

which branch of philosphy explores values?

axiology

which branch of philosphy explores reality?

metaphysics

which branch of philosphy explores knoweldge

epistemology

african cultures embody knowledge and wisdom in

art motifs and proverbs

the word philosophy means

love of wisdom

a monist belives reality cna be explained in terms of

a single substance

pan chao drew her inspiration primarlyt from

confucius

true or false? socrates pleasded for banishment, but the court insited that he drink the hemlock and die

false

true or false? aristolte believed that virtue is inborn and cannot be cultivated

false

true or false? buddhism suggest an ontolfy of oneness rather than multiplicty or manyness

true

true or false? according to the buddha, with our thoughts, we create the reality in which we live

true

true or false? african philopshical thought represents a middle ground between eastern and wesrern traditons

true

true or false? african cultures place extrem emphasis on individularism and littl evalue on the socail community

false

virutal relaity refers to

a computer generated rality, expirence from within

platos metaphysic has been caled a

two world view

oe of the implications of platos metaphysics is that our sense are

not to be trusted to provde knowldege

the world of quantum mechanic is concerned with

probabiltes

in taoism, yin and yang are understood as

two parts of one whole

quantum mechanics and taoism share the view that reality is

one

quantium mechanics may best be associated with which bview of reality?

pragmatism

neo-platonism blends the philosphy of plato with

mystical christianity

in native american thought, nature is seen as

sacred

in tradiotnal african thought, reallity is seen as

one

in western thought

mind is considered superiour to matter

in aristoles ontology, entelchy means

dinner order or puropse

platos and aristole agree that relality is

both answers are correct

according to buddhism, the source of our unhappiness is

our attachment to the things of this world

true or false? according to the buddga, life is suffering caused by desire

true

true or false? according to taoism, if we want to understand reality, we should study nature

true

true or false? accoridng to newtoian mechanics, the world can be understood as a great machine

true

true or false? aristolte insisted that four variees of causes account for the order we observe

true

true or false? the seneca crearion myth is narrated by a member of the stone tribe

true

true or false? both afriance and african american religous thought tend to view the entire cosmos as sacred

true

the turing test tests wether

a computer can pass for a human

the judaic and christain traditons represent

an avocado view

according to plato and aristole, our defining human characteristic is

our reason

makrina argued that women were

as capable of reason anf free from pathe as men

a protean self is

able to change as reality changers

post mofernism denites

all of the above

according to athestic existentialism, the self is

created through responsble choosing

according to buddhism, the cause of sufferning is

desire/attachment

which of the following does not belong in the chinese five element view of human nature?

yin and yang

according to taoism, which is composed of five elements?

both humans and the cosmos

in akan thought, okra

all of the above

in traditonal african thought, one becomes fully human by

none of the above

which of the following uses the image of a charioteer?

both plato anf the buddha

ensoulment refers to

the soul entering the body

according to phihlosphical behaviorism, humans are

both answers are correct

plastic mean

easily shaped or molded

in the judaic and christina trafions, free will is

both answers are correct

if there is no free will, which of the following is tur?

all of the above

true or false? a number of computer programs have passed the turing test

true

true or false? no animal, other than a human being, has ever shown the ability to use language

false

true or false? according to the judaic and christian tradions, humans are uniqure becayse they are made in the image of God

true

true or false? plato and aristolte beilived humans were uniquely able to express the spirtied elment

false

true or false? patriacrch literally means “rule of a country”

false

true or false? according to feminism, women should have politcal, econokmic, and social rights equal to those of ment

true

true or false? during the fourth centur, some tholgoians claimef that women were not made in the image of god

true

true or false? post-modernism deines that there is a single truth capable of explaining the world

true

true or false? according to athestic exstenstialism, humans create selves for themselves

true

true or false? accoding to buddhism, nothing in the woeld can bring you lasting pleasure because nothing is permanent

true

true or false? nirvana is the buddhist heaven and quite similar to the christisan one

true

true or false? in west african thought, the ideal is unity in duality and duality in unity

true